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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday August 12, 2025 ( 5 items )  

BCLP and White & Case advised H&S Schuhhandelsgesellschaft mbH on Restructuring process
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP and White & Case advised H&S Schuhhandelsgesellschaft mbH on Restructuring process * International law firm BCLP, in collaboration with White & Case, is supporting H&S Schuhhandelsgesellschaft mbH (H&S) in its planned restructuring under a court-supervised protective shield proceeding. On 30 July 2025, the company filed for debtor-in-possession proceedings  more

Justice IG: Audit of the Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Missouri Department of Social Services to Synergy Services, Inc., Parkville, Missouri
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-068) on July 9, 2025 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Missouri Department of Social Services to Synergy Services, Inc., Parkville, Missouri": Here is the executive summary: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Missouri Department of Social Services to make su  more

Medicaid cuts will cost hospitals billions in lost revenue annually, reports show
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 11 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Medicaid cuts will cost hospitals billions in lost revenue annually, reports show * The budget reconciliation bill President Trump signed into law on July 4 will devastate the finances of hospitals nationwide, particularly those in rural areas, according to a July 8 Third Way report. Over 10 years, that law will eliminate more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, costing   more

Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission: Construction Firm Denied Attorney's Fees in Safety Case
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- A construction company's request for attorney's fees was denied by an administrative law judge, despite the company prevailing in an earlier case. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission denied the application (Docket Nos. 23-1249, 23-1380, 23-1656, 24-0353) from Pettengill Family Restoration LLC, Sibley, Missouri, stating the company did not provide sufficient financial information to qualify and that the government's initial actions were justified. The denia  more

Rep. Smith: No Tax on Tips - $1,300 Tax Cut for Waitresses, Not Billionaires
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * No Tax on Tips: $1,300 Tax Cut for Waitresses, Not Billionaires The One, Big, Beautiful Bill offers new hope and relief for tipped workers through no tax on tips. Created by President Trump, this tax relief helps workers who were particularly harmed by the Biden Administration's cost of living crisis. "No tax on tips helps fulfill President Trump's vi  more